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1. Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger Actress, In America Sarah Lee Bolger (born 28 February 1991) is an Irish actress. She is best known for her roles in the films In America, Stormbreaker, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, as well as her award winning role as Lady Mary Tudor in the TV series The Tudors, and for guest starring as Princess Aurora in Once Upon a Time.
2. Ali Larter Ali Larter Actress, Final Destination A native of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Ali began modeling at age 13 and traveled the world before moving to Los Angeles to study acting. Her first professional acting job was a role on the television series Chicago Sons. She received her breakthrough in the high school football drama Varsity Blues which included her infamous whipped cream bikini scene...
3. Noureen DeWulf Noureen DeWulf Actress, Ocean's Thirteen Actress Noureen DeWulf was born in New York and raised in Georgia. Her parents are from Pune, India. She was educated at Boston University's School of the Arts. One of DeWulf's first roles was in the Oscar winning short West Bank Story. Acting success continued with roles in TV hits such as CSI: NY...
4. Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes Ruehl Actress, Big Mercedes Ruehl was born February 28, 1948 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City to Mercedes Ruehl, a school teacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. She made several film and television appearance before coming to her most successfully received role in Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King. She played the part of Jeff Bridges's on-screen supportive yet neurotic girlfriend...
5. Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters Actress, Anastasia Bernadette Peters was born Bernadette Lazzara on February 28, 1948 in Queens, New York City. Peters is one of the most critically-acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and eight Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards...
6. Rory Cochrane Rory Cochrane Actor, Argo Rory Cochrane was born in New York on February 28, 1972, but spent his childhood in England. He then returned to the United States and was educated in New York City and trained in the drama department of NYC's LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts. His first roles included a part in a docudrama about drugs on Saturday Night with Connie Chung in 1989 and an appearance in an episode of H.E.L.P. in 1990...
7. Jennie Jacques Jennie Jacques Actress, Truth or Die
8. Robert Sean Leonard Robert Sean Leonard Actor, Dead Poets Society One actor who has deserved much acknowledgment and fame and has had to do without it on a number of occasions is Robert Sean Leonard, known by most as Dr. James Wilson on House M.D.. But his career has spanned a number of classic films, alongside such greats as Daniel Day-Lewis, Christian Bale, Paul Newman, and Denzel Washington...
9. Amanda Abbington Amanda Abbington Actress, The Empty Hearse
10. John Turturro John Turturro Actor, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Highly talented, lightly built American actor who always looks unsettled and jumpy has become a favourite of cult/arthouse film aficionados with his compelling performances in a broad range of cinematic vehicles. Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Italian-American parents, Katherine, a jazz singer...
11. Josh Green Josh Green Actor, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
12. Angelababy Angelababy Actress, Hitman: Agent 47 Angela Yeung Wing, also known by her stage name Angelababy, has made a career in Hong Kong as an actress and a model. Born in Shanghai to her half-Chinese, half-German father and Chinese mother, she moved to Hong Kong at thirteen years old and took her stage name Angelababy as a composition of her legal given name Angela and her family given nickname "Baby".
13. Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong Actress, Commando Rae Dawn Chong was born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada to Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong. After a few film and television spots, Rae Dawn earned a Genie for her performance in Jean-Jacques Annaud's prehistoric-drama Quest for Fire. She played the young, Ivaka prisoner, Ika. Other notables roles include Harpo's girlfriend "Squeek"...
14. Geoffrey Arend Geoffrey Arend Actor, (500) Days of Summer
15. Melanie Chandra Melanie Chandra Actress, Love, Lies and Seeta
16. Kelly Bishop Kelly Bishop Actress, Dirty Dancing
17. Bubba Smith Bubba Smith Actor, Police Academy The athletically gifted 6' 7" Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith played defensive end / defensive tackle for the National Football League's Baltimore Colts (1967-1971), Oakland Raiders (1973-1974), and Houston Oilers (1975-1976). After the conclusion of his football career, Smith moved into a TV & film career...
18. Gilbert Gottfried Gilbert Gottfried Actor, Aladdin At the young age of 15, Gilbert Gottfried began doing stand-up at open mike nights in New York City and, after a few short years, became known around town as "the comedian's comedian". After spending several years mastering the art of stand-up comedy, producers of the legendary NBC late-night comedy show...
19. Quinn Shephard Quinn Shephard Actress, Harrison's Flowers
20. Bobb'e J. Thompson Bobb'e J. Thompson Actor, Role Models Kicking off an impressive career in front of the camera at the tender age of five, Bobb'e J. Thompson rose to fame as a child actor well before his teens, initially with a small but colorful and energetic supporting role as the pint-sized Tupac in My Baby's Daddy (2003). He subsequently appeared in television and film efforts such as "The Tracy Morgan Show" (2004)...
21. Karolina Kurkova Karolina Kurkova Actress, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
22. Charles Durning Charles Durning Actor, The Sting WWII veteran, dance instructor and diversely talented stage & screen actor were all inclusions on the resume of this perpetually busy US actor who didn't get in front of the cameras until around the time of his fortieth birthday. The stockily built Charles Durning was one of Hollywood's most dependable and sought after supporting actors...
23. Tasha Smith Tasha Smith Actress, Couples Retreat
24. Gavin MacLeod Gavin MacLeod Actor, Kelly's Heroes Gavin MacLeod was raised in Pleasantville, New York, the son of a gas station owner who was part Chippewa Indian (Ojibwa). He followed his 1952 graduation from Ithaca College with military service, then moved to New York City and worked for a while as an usher and elevator operator at Radio City Music Hall...
25. Markéta Irglová Markéta Irglová Soundtrack, Once
26. Maxine Bahns Maxine Bahns Actress, The Brothers McMullen Maxine Bahns was born in 1971 in Vermont, the daughter of a German-American father and a Chinese-Brazilian mother. Maxine left home at 16 and traveled to Barcelona, Valencia, Paris and Rome. Returning to New York, she attended NYU where she majored in Latin and Greek language and literature, also attending acting classes at Three Arts Studios...
27. Michelle Horn Michelle Horn Actress, Hostage Born and raised in Southern California, where she still lives with her family, Michelle asked to go to acting classes at age 6 after having seen Free Willy. She's had awarded actresses Kathleen Quinlan ("Family Law") and Patricia Richardson ("Strong Medicine") as her TV moms, and she intensively studies the techniques of the acknowledged actors with whom she works, another great education...
28. Peter Stebbings Peter Stebbings Actor, K-19: The Widowmaker Peter Stebbings holds an extensive acting career spanning over 20 years. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, born on February 28, 1971, Peter's screen career began in 1989 after spending time cultivating his craft in theatre at age 12. He is perhaps best known to local audiences of his home country for his role in the television series Madison...
29. Michael Manasseri Michael Manasseri Actor, License to Drive Michael Manasseri was raised on the East Coast and began his acting career in community theaters at the age of ten. A few years later, he made his Broadway debut in "Oliver" and later toured with the late Yul Brynner in "The King and I". Michael made his first big screen appearance as Charles in License to Drive...
30. Stephanie Beacham Stephanie Beacham Actress, The Nightcomers
31. Ivana Basic Ivana Basic Actress, Inbetween
32. Olivia Palermo Olivia Palermo Self, Weekend at Freddie's Olivia is the daughter of real estate developer, of Italian descent, Douglas Palermo and interior designer Lynn Hutchings. Palermo grew up between the Upper East Side, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut where she attended Nightingale-Bamford School, and then St. Luke's School, where she was on the field hockey team...
33. Billie Bird Billie Bird Actress, Home Alone Vaudeville comedienne Billie Bird Sellen was discovered at an orphanage at the age of eight years and hired to tour theater circuits with a vaudeville troupe. During the Vietnam War she accompanied 12 USO tours entertaining the troops in the war zone in the 1960s and 1970s. She had worked as recently as 1995 when she appeared in Jury Duty...
34. Stanley Baker Stanley Baker Actor, Zulu Stanley Baker was unusual star material to emerge during the Fifties - when impossibly handsome and engagingly romantic leading men were almost de rigueur. Baker was forged from a rougher mould. His was good-looking, but his features were angular, taut, austere and unwelcoming. His screen persona was taciturn...
35. Zero Mostel Zero Mostel Actor, The Producers Zero Mostel was born Samuel Joel Mostel on February 28, 1915 in Brooklyn, New York, one of eight children of an Orthodox Jewish family. Raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the young Zero, known as Sammy, developed his talent for painting and drawing at art classes provided by the Educational Alliance...
36. Natalia Vodianova Natalia Vodianova Actress, Clash of the Titans
37. Don Francks Don Francks Actor, Heavy Metal A man who has many irons in the entertainment fire, hirsutely handsome Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician Don Francks (also known as "Iron Buffalo") was born Donald Harvey Francks on February 28, 1932, in Vancouver, British Columbia. One can, with confidence, add drummer, poet, motorcyclist...
38. Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli Director, Gigi Born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago on February 28 1903, his father Vincent was a musical conductor of the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater. Wanting to pursue an artistic career, Minelli worked in the costume department of the Chicago Theater, then on Broadway during the depression as a set designer and costumer...
39. Charles Halford Charles Halford Actor, The World's Fastest Indian Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Charles Halford began his training as an actor on the indie circuit. Halford cut his teeth in the Sundance Filmmaker Labs where he worked as a 'stock' actor for several seasons. The Sundance Labs granted him the opportunity to work with a number of A-list talent as well as ascending directors...
40. Rafael Amaya Rafael Amaya Actor, Atrocious Rafael was born on February 28th of 1977 in the city of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, but at age five, Rafael and his family moved to the little town of Tecate, Baja California. Since he was young, he'd been very active in sports, especially in athletics; also, since he was a teenager, he took theater and music classes...
41. Mike Figgis Mike Figgis Director, Leaving Las Vegas
42. Cristina Raines Cristina Raines Actress, The Duellists
43. Frank Bonner Frank Bonner Director, Fudge
44. Stephen Talbot Stephen Talbot Producer, South Africa: The Play Pump Born in Hollywood in 1949, the son of actor Lyle Talbot, Stephen Talbot became a child actor, appearing as Beaver's friend, Gilbert, in more than 50 episodes of the iconic baby boomer series "Leave It To Beaver." He also appeared in many TV shows of the late '50s and early '60s, Including "Perry Mason," "Lassie," "The Twilight Zone," "Wanted: Dead of Alive" and "The Lucy Show." As an adult...
45. Barry Duffield Barry Duffield Actor, Yogi Bear Barry Duffield was born in 1962, Billingham, UK. He immigrated to Australia with his family in 1969 and they settled in the Bauxite mining town of Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory. His first foray into film was when he "borrowed" his fathers super-8mm-camera and created the all singing, all dancing, stop-motion Salt'N'Pepper shaker show...
46. Michael Stephenson Michael Stephenson Director, Best Worst Movie
47. Tommy Tune Tommy Tune Self, Episode #5.10 Tommy Tune is possibly the tallest dancer in the country. He was in the New York Company of "How Now Dow Jones" when Ernest Lehman engaged him to play Ambrose Kemper in the film, "Hello, Dolly!". His father is a Texas restaurateur. Tommy acted in, directed and choreographed school productions, arrived in New York St...
48. Alice Kremelberg Alice Kremelberg Actress, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
49. Georgina Leonidas Georgina Leonidas Actress, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
50. Tangi Miller Tangi Miller Actress, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood Tangi Miller was born and raised in Miami, Florida. The oldest of six children, Tangi acted in stage productions while in high school. After graduating, she attended Alabama State University, majoring in marketing. After her graduation, she realized she spent all of her free time acting, so she decided to pursue that talent...
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